Graphic Design Worksheet: Elements of Design
Creator's tip (Five building blocks): Line = strokes and borders; shape = closed outlines (geometric or organic). Colour = hues and tones; typography = fonts, sizes and letter spacing. Space = empty areas, margins and gaps (white space).
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- 1.🎨 Why leave space around a title? (a) to waste paper (b) to print faster (c) so it stands out (d) to hide it
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gap between pictures (b) white space (c) a wide margin (d) pastel tones
- 3.True or false: “a circle badge” is about shape. (a) False (b) True
- 4.Which of these is about space? (a) a zigzag edge (b) a gap between pictures (c) italic words (d) a warm orange glow
- 5.Which of these is about colour? (a) a serif typeface (b) room to breathe (c) a thin dividing stroke (d) blue and green shades
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a zigzag edge (b) a triangle sign (c) a dotted path to follow (d) a thick border round it
- 7.Which of these is about line? (a) an underline under words (b) a red background (c) italic words (d) a hexagon icon
- 8.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a triangle sign”? (a) space (b) shape (c) line (d) colour
- 9.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a bold heading font”? (a) line (b) typography (c) colour (d) shape
- 10.🎨 What is typography? (a) the style of the text (b) the paper size (c) a photo filter (d) the colour wheel
- 11.🎨 Which element of design is this: “an underline under words”? (a) shape (b) colour (c) typography (d) line
- 12.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a dotted path to follow”? (a) typography (b) line (c) colour (d) space
- 13.True or false: “spacing between letters” is about typography. (a) False (b) True
- 14.True or false: “letter size and style” is about shape. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a hexagon icon”? (a) line (b) colour (c) typography (d) shape
- 16.🎨 Which element of design is this: “room to breathe”? (a) line (b) space (c) typography (d) colour
- 17.Which of these is about line? (a) a bold heading font (b) a serif typeface (c) a thick border round it (d) a rounded box
- 18.True or false: “blue and green shades” is about space. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: “a bold heading font” is about colour. (a) False (b) True
- 20.Which of these is about colour? (a) a heart symbol (b) a triangle sign (c) pastel tones (d) a circle badge
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rounded box (b) a triangle sign (c) a serif typeface (d) a hexagon icon
- 22.🎨 A shape with curved, free edges like a leaf is … (a) a font (b) a margin (c) a geometric shape (d) an organic shape
- 23.Which of these is about shape? (a) a triangle sign (b) letter size and style (c) a zigzag edge (d) a warm orange glow
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thin dividing stroke (b) a thick border round it (c) a dotted path to follow (d) a heart symbol
- 25.Which of these is about colour? (a) letter size and style (b) white space (c) a serif typeface (d) a red background
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an underline under words (b) a thin dividing stroke (c) a thick border round it (d) a bold heading font
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warm orange glow (b) pastel tones (c) room to breathe (d) blue and green shades
- 28.True or false: “a red background” is about colour. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dotted path to follow (b) a thick border round it (c) a red background (d) a zigzag edge
- 30.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a thin dividing stroke”? (a) colour (b) shape (c) typography (d) line
- 31.True or false: “letter size and style” is about typography. (a) True (b) False
- 32.Which of these is about typography? (a) empty area round text (b) a rounded box (c) spacing between letters (d) a red background
- 33.Which of these is about space? (a) a thick border round it (b) empty area round text (c) a thin dividing stroke (d) spacing between letters
- 34.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a warm orange glow”? (a) shape (b) space (c) line (d) colour
- 35.🎨 Which element of design is this: “white space”? (a) colour (b) shape (c) space (d) line
- 36.🎨 Which element of design is this: “empty area round text”? (a) typography (b) colour (c) space (d) shape
- 37.True or false: “a dotted path to follow” is about line. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gap between pictures (b) white space (c) empty area round text (d) a warm orange glow
- 39.Which of these is about colour? (a) a dotted path to follow (b) an underline under words (c) a wide margin (d) a warm orange glow
- 40.Which of these is about line? (a) a zigzag edge (b) letter size and style (c) pastel tones (d) a heart symbol
Answer key
- so it stands out
- pastel tones
- True
- a gap between pictures
- blue and green shades
- a triangle sign
- an underline under words
- shape
- typography
- the style of the text
- line
- line
- True
- False
- shape
- space
- a thick border round it
- False
- False
- pastel tones
- a serif typeface
- an organic shape
- a triangle sign
- a heart symbol
- a red background
- a bold heading font
- room to breathe
- True
- a red background
- line
- True
- spacing between letters
- empty area round text
- colour
- space
- space
- True
- a warm orange glow
- a warm orange glow
- a zigzag edge
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